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Volume 13, Number 23 November 9, 2009

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SharePoint2010

Get Started Developing on SharePoint 2010

The SharePoint 2010 (Beta) Developer Center is now live with a host of new training modules. You'll also find documentation on the Microsoft SharePoint 2010 SDK, the SharePoint Professional Developer Evaluation Guide, and access to SharePoint 2010 community pages.



SpecExplorer

Download Spec Explorer for Visual Studio

Spec Explorer is a model-based testing tool that runs as an add-in to Visual Studio for modeling software behavior, analyzing that behavior by graphical visualization, model checking; and generating standalone test code from models.

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Webcast: Using Microsoft Office Project to Manage Your Project Communications (Level 200)
November 24, 2009, 10:00 A.M. Pacific Time
Learn about important communication tools in Microsoft Office Project that help you generate reports in a format your various stakeholders want to see.

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MSDN Webcast: BenkoTips Live and On Demand: Windows 7 Taskbars and Ribbon (Level 200)
November 11, 2009, 9:00 A.M. Pacific Time
In this webcast, we provide the foundational knowledge you need to make your applications shine when running on Windows 7.

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New: One-Stop Resource for Windows Azure
See all the benefits you gain by deploying your apps to the cloud. Get all the training you need to get your application in the Windows Azure Platform.

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Put Windows 7 to Work in Specialized Devices
Windows Embedded products deliver the power of Windows 7 fitted to the needs of device manufacturers. Learn how you can put Windows 7 performance and features to work in specialized devices. Watch our series of webinars, now available on demand for your convenience.

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Walkthroughs on SharePoint Development in Visual Studio 2010
Visual Studio promotes rapid SharePoint development by providing such features as advanced debugging tools, IntelliSense, statement completion, and project templates.

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Windows 7 New Features for Managed Code Developers Series
This on-demand series presents examples of how developers who write in managed code (Visual Basic and C#) can take advantage of some of the new features of Windows 7.

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Tell Us Your Story

There's a new contest for developers blazing trails with the .NET Framework and Visual Studio, Windows, Windows Server, Windows Azure, SQL Server, or SharePoint. The .NET team is looking for interesting, powerful and unique solutions based on the latest Microsoft technologies. The winners get their choice of a 15-day Galapagos Islands Adventure or...

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News for Students

New Students-to-Business Webcast Coming Soon - Internet Portals and Communication Skills
Join us for the next installment in the Microsoft Students to Business Fall webcast series. Each installment provides both technical and soft skills training on specific topics. Our next installment will focus on using SharePoint portals both in the classroom and on the Web, as well as learning some effective communication skills.

Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 Has Arrived
Great news! Microsoft has publicly released Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2. Learn about all of the new features and download your copy today.

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Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 Application Quality Cookbook
Find guidance on how to verify the compatibility of your applications with the new operating systems, and get an overview of the few known application compatibility issues. The cookbook also points out differences in performance, reliability, and usability.

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Human Body Facts - Amazing :)

Human Body

Approximately 75% of human poop is made of water.

Your eyes are always the same size from birth but your nose and ears never stop growing.

It takes the food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.

The average human dream lasts 2-3 seconds.

Your brain is more active during the night than the day.

One human hair can support 3kg.

Human thighbones are stronger than concrete.

The tooth is the only part of the human body that can't repair itself.

An average human loses about 200 head hairs per day.

It is impossible to lick your elbow.

Your body requires 1000-1500 calories per day just too simply survive (breathing, sleeping, eating).

Every day an adult body produces 300 billion new cells.

Scientists say the higher your I.Q. the more you dream.

The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest it the male sperm.

You use 200 muscles to take one step.

Muscle cells live as long as you do while skin cells live less than 24 hours.

A full bladder is roughly the size of a soft ball.

Your brain operates on the same amount of power that would light a 10-watt light bulb.

There are 5 million hair follicles on an average adult.

The acid in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve razorblades.

The human brain cell can hold 5 times as much information as the Encyclopedia Brittanica.

The white part of your fingernail is called the Lunula.

There is enough iron in a human being to make one small nail.

A shank is the part of the sole between the heel and the ball of the foot.

The talus is the second largest bone in the foot.

The attachment of human muscles to skin is what causes dimples.

A 13 year old child found a tooth growing out of his foot in 1977.

Your thumb is the same length of your nose.

A woman's heart beats faster than a man's.

Dogs and Humans are the only animals with prostates.

It only takes 7lbs of of pressure to rip off your ears.


Understanding software updates

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Microsoft provides several different kinds of software updates for Windows SharePoint Services and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server. Before you study the details of these updates, it is recommended that you learn the key terminology. The following table provides information about the software update terminology used by Microsoft.

Software update concepts and terminology

Concepts and terms

Description and definition

Hotfix

A single cumulative package composed of one or more files used to address a problem in a product. Hotfixes address a specific customer situation and may not be distributed outside that customer organization.

Public update

A public update is usually a security-related hotfix that is released publically and is available for download. The Windows update configuration can identify these updates and install them automatically. You link to public updates from security bulletins. Typically, these hotfixes are released as required. Service packs are another example of a public update.

Service pack

A tested, cumulative set of all hotfixes, security updates, critical updates and updates, as well as additional fixes for problems found internally since the release of the product. Service packs can also contain a limited number of customer-requested design changes or features.

Scheduled delivery model

Microsoft Office is moving away from the current priority-driven hotfix release model to a scheduled delivery model. In the scheduled delivery model, hotfixes are released every two months. This schedule creates more predictability for customers. Customers who need an emergency fix can request a shorter turnaround time for a hotfix.

The following delivery mechanisms support this new approach.

· cumulative update (CU)

· critical on-demand (COD) hotfix

For more information, see Cumulative updates are available from the Microsoft Office team to deliver hotfixes for reported problems .

Cumulative update

A collection of hotfixes released every two months. A cumulative update (CU) rolls up previously released hotfixes and cumulative updates. A CU is sometimes called an update rollup.

Available hotfixes include the following:

· Fixes for issues that meet hotfix acceptance criteria. These criteria include workaround availability, effect on customers, reproducibility, and the complexity of the code that must be changed.

· Any critical on-demand hotfixes that are currently released.

· Any critical security or non-security updates that are currently released.

For more information, see Office hotfixes to be delivered on a defined schedule in the form of Cumulative Updates (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=133358&clcid=0x409) blog post.

Critical on-demand (COD) hotfix

A critical on-demand (COD) hotfix is available to address critical problems that cannot be handled via the cumulative update delivery cycle. COD fixes are limited to emergency situations, for example, one in which the issue is blocking normal business operations for the customer, and/or for which there is no effective workaround. Critical on-demand (COD) hotfixes are included in the next cumulative update that is released.

NoteNote:

COD releases have the versioning pattern 12.0.xxxx.500X. An example is a CU released with the version 12.0.6327.5000, with a COD hotfix subsequently required. In this example, the version of the COD hotfix is 12.0.6327.5001. If additional hotfixes are required before the next CU, the next version number is 12.0.6327.5002, and so on until the next CU is released.

Package

The downloaded item, an executable (.exe) file that is downloaded for a update rollup or hotfix. A package can contain one or more patches. Depending on the download mechanism that is provided, this executable file might be wrapped inside another password-protected executable file. After you extract the package, you have one or more .exe files that use a Knowledge Base (KB) number as part of its name; for example, Webfldrs-KB907306-ENU.exe. In this example, most customers run the Webfldrs-KB907306-ENU.exe executable file when they update their SharePoint servers.

Patch

Patches are stored inside packages. The patches run Windows Installer program (msiexec.exe) to update the original installation packages (which have the .msi file name extension) with new information or binaries. Patches that are installed by the Windows Installer program have the .msp file name extension.

You can extract patches to a common folder to create a slipstream version of the patch. For more information, see Create an installation source that includes software updates (Windows SharePoint Services 3.0) or Create an installation source that includes software updates (Office SharePoint Server 2007).

Localized patch

A localized patch, or local patch, contains updates to language-specific strings or related code.

Global patch

A global patch is language-agnostic and can be applied to any server regardless of the base installation language or whether language packs are installed. Most software updates are delivered by means of global patches.

Upgrader

An upgrader is a specific piece of the product that evaluates the current state of related objects and possibly alters them to match newer schema, enable new functionality, or correct known issues.